Cox is absolutely correct there. As someone who ranked Halcyon Digest as the best album of 2010, I found Monomania mostly off-putting at the time, but a decade later, the album holds up big time. So do Cox’s press clippings, which mark him as someone willing to rock the boat and cut his own path. […]
Video: Hit-Boy Ft. Spank Nitti James “Just Ask”
Pull up. You can always count on Hit-Boy and Spank Nitti James, such is the case in their new music video, “Just Ask”. In the clip, the California duo open up on former friends and lost love ones over Hit-Boy’s production. “Said when I leave, I need pallbearers, can’t carry myself / But lemme not […]
Stream Body/Head’s New EP Come On
It’s been a decade since Kim Gordon, the iconically cool presence that was at the center of Sonic Youth for so long, formed Body/Head, her experimental duo with guitarist Bill Nace. Body/Head are still going strong. Two years ago, they teamed up with Wolf Eyes member Aaron Dilloway for the collaborative album Body/Dilloway/Head. Today, they’re […]
Video: Chris Brown “Talm’ Bout”
Bonjour Breezy. Chris Brown checks in from across the pond in his new video, “Talm’ Bout”. Directed by Travis Colbert, the black-and-white visual captures Breezy tour Paris while talking his shit. “Girl, your loyalty, it don’t stand a chance / You been all around, you been making plans,” he sings walking along various landmarks in […]
Peter Gabriel – “Four Kinds Of Horses”
Right now, art-rock overlord Peter Gabriel is getting ready to head out on tour and to release i/o, his first new original album in 21 years. Gabriel still hasn’t announced the details of the LP’s release, but he’s been sharing new songs, one at a time. We’ve already posted his singles “Panopticon,” “The Court,” “Playing […]
Video: Stormzy Ft. Ayra Starr, Tendai “Need You”
Beautiful, huh. British rapper Stormzy knows what he wants in his newly released “Need You” video featuring Ayra Starr and Tendai. Directed by Meji Alabi, the lavish clip centers Stormzy at grown-and-sexy affair full of beautiful women but its Ayra Starr who catches his eye. “I’m bеing silly, but you know that I had you […]
The Number Ones: Britney Spears’ “Womanizer”
In The Number Ones, I’m reviewing every single #1 single in the history of the Billboard Hot 100, starting with the chart’s beginning, in 1958, and working my way up into the present. Don’t call it a comeback. The word “comeback” is simply insufficient to describe what was happening with Britney Spears in 2008. Britney’s […]
The Baseball Project – “Journeyman”
Supergroup the Baseball Project — comprising former R.E.M. members Peter Buck and Mike Mills, Steve Wynn (the Dream Syndicate), Scott McCaughey (the Minus 5 and Young Fresh Fellows), and Linda Pitmon (Filthy Friends, Alejandro Escovedo) — have announced their fourth studio album, Grand Salami Time!. Due out June 30 via Omnivore Recordings, Grand Salami Time! […]
Video: Gucci Mane Ft. Roddy Ricch, Nardo Wick “Pissy”
Well damn. Gucci Mane rolls out the yellow carpet for his “Pissy” single featuring Roddy Ricch and Nardo Wick. On the flamboyant track, which pulls up alongside its music video, the trio showcase their arrogant and luxurious lifestyle on a set full of eye-candy, yellow automobiles, yellow tape, and a whole lot of bling. “Put […]
will.i.am, Lil Wayne “The Formula”
This is The Formula. will.i.am and Lil Wayne pair up for their new single, “The Formula”. Anchored by will.i.am, Keith Harris, and John Goldstein’s high-octane beat, will and Weezy trade furious bars with their fierce deliveries. “This my recipe, watch me go top speed / Go that full capacity, I got energy,” begins the Black […]